EP3673338A4 - Improved work area marking for a robotic working tool - Google Patents

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EP3673338A4
EP3673338A4 EP18847348.2A EP18847348A EP3673338A4 EP 3673338 A4 EP3673338 A4 EP 3673338A4 EP 18847348 A EP18847348 A EP 18847348A EP 3673338 A4 EP3673338 A4 EP 3673338A4
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work area
working tool
improved work
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Jonas HOLGERSSON
Mattias Kamfors
Stefan Bergström
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/40—Control within particular dimensions
    • G05D1/43—Control of position or course in two dimensions
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    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0259—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using magnetic or electromagnetic means
    • G05D1/0265—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using magnetic or electromagnetic means using buried wires
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D34/00—Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters
    • A01D34/006—Control or measuring arrangements
    • A01D34/008—Control or measuring arrangements for automated or remotely controlled operation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D2101/00—Lawn-mowers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D2111/00—Details of signals used for control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles
    • G05D2111/30—Radio signals
    • G05D2111/36—Radio signals generated or reflected by cables or wires carrying current, e.g. boundary wires or leaky feeder cables

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EP18847348.2A 2017-08-23 2018-08-14 Improved work area marking for a robotic working tool Active EP3673338B1 (en)

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SE1751012A SE541868C2 (en) 2017-08-23 2017-08-23 Improved work area marking for a robotic working tool
PCT/SE2018/050819 WO2019039985A1 (en) 2017-08-23 2018-08-14 Improved work area marking for a robotic working tool

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EP3673338A1 EP3673338A1 (en) 2020-07-01
EP3673338A4 true EP3673338A4 (en) 2021-05-05
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SE1751012A1 (en) 2019-02-24
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